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package com.google.code.eventsonfire.swing;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

import com.google.code.eventsonfire.Events;

/**
 * <p>
 * Tags a method as event handler within a consumer, which may be called by the {@link Events} class. The method needs
 * two arguments, the producer and the event. The producer is optional. The method will only be called if the type of
 * the producer and the event fits the parameters and optionally the specified types. The method will be called by the
 * Swing worker thread.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @author Manfred HANTSCHEL
 */
@Documented
@Inherited
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
public @interface SwingEventHandler
{

    /**
     * Optional. One or more classes of producers handled by the method. Checked against the optional producer argument.
     * If empty and a producer argument is specified, all classes are allowed that fit the producer argument. If empty
     * and no producer argument is specified, all producers are allowed.
     * 
     * @return the allowed producers
     */
    Class<?>[] producer() default {};

    /**
     * Optional. One or more classes of events handled by the method. Checked against the event argument. If empty, all
     * classes are allowed that fit the events argument.
     * 
     * @return the allowed events
     */
    Class<?>[] event() default {};

    /**
     * Optional. One or more tags - the event has to be fired with at least one of these tags to trigger the event
     * handler.
     * 
     * @return an array of strings
     */
    String[] anyTag() default {};

    /**
     * Optional. One or more tags - the event has to be fired with all of these tags to trigger the event handler.
     * 
     * @return an array of strings
     */
    String[] eachTag() default {};

}
